The modifier -57 is used to indicate:
A. repeat procedure by the same physician.
B. unrelated evaluation and management (E/M) service by the same physician during a postoperative period.
C. significant, separately identifiable E/M service by the same physician on the same day of the procedure or other service.
D. a decision for surgery.
Answer: a decision for surgery.
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A) chest. B) abdomen. C) cervical spine. D) head.
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A) the coder needs to ask the physician for more information. B) "unspecified." C) the description necessary to code the diagnosis in a more specific category is not listed. D) nothing: this term is no longer used in ICD-10-CM.